Letters from an American
Episodes
Look, Ma. A U.F.O!
10 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trump & UFO stories. Meanwhile: Transportation Secretary misses months recording TV show, no bid contract for reflecting pool, real cost of war huge, ...
Gerrymandering Arms Race
08 May 2026
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Tennessee divides its majority-Black 9th Congressional District into three districts that extend into white suburbs, turning all its districts into Re...
Hidden Costs
08 May 2026
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Government restricts satellite imagery from the press, to hide the extent of damage Iran did to our bases in war. More insider trading surrounds lates...
A Ballroom Bait and Switch
06 May 2026
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After Trump promised his White House Ballroom would be funded entirely by himself and "friends," Republicans are appropriating $1 billion in taxpayer ...
Trump's "Mini War"
05 May 2026
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Gilding the Capital
05 May 2026
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May 3, 2026"86 47" graffiti in the Reflecting Pool sends Trump into a late night posting frenzy, many of them AI generated images. Trump pushes expens...
Ten Great American Horses
03 May 2026
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May 2, 2026Running of the Kentucky Derby, American Horses: Traveller, Comanche, Beautiful Jim Key, Man o’ War, Trigger, Sergeant Reckless, Mr. Ed,...
Will We Choose the Rule of Law?
02 May 2026
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May 1, 2026Today is the deadline for Trump to ask Congress for approval of the Iran War, Trump claims that the hostilities terminated on April 7, but ...
A New Low
01 May 2026
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April 30, 2026Trump’s approval rating hits a new low for overall job performance and for handling the economy, Gas prices continue to rise, Iran see...
Two Speeches
30 Apr 2026
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April 29, 2026Trump and King Charles give very different speeches in Washington DC, Trump’s speech portrays the US as no longer a nation based on En...
Questionable Claims
29 Apr 2026
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April 28, 2026Administration tries to blame Democrats for incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Trump continues to claim the incident ...
The Ballroom Distraction
28 Apr 2026
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April 26, 2026The Department of Justice demands that the National Trust for Historic Preservation drop its lawsuit against Trump’s White House ballr...
White House Correspondents' Dinner
26 Apr 2026
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April 25, 2026Trump decides to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time, Trump has tried to silence the press during his sec...
Establishing the United Nations
25 Apr 2026
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April 24, 2026On April 25, 1945, delegates from 50 nations met to establish the United Nations, In the 1941 Atlantic Charter, Roosevelt and Churchill ...
Purges at the Pentagon
24 Apr 2026
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April 23, 2026Pete Hegseth asks Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to resign, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg moves to take over responsibili...
The Fight Over Gerrymandering
23 Apr 2026
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April 22, 2026Virginia voters support a constitutional amendment to temporarily redistrict the state, VA judge rules the amendment and the referendum ...
A New Low
22 Apr 2026
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April 21, 2026Trump makes confusing statements about where things stand in Iran, Iranian officials say they are not sure about going to Pakistan for t...
Fecklessly Failing
21 Apr 2026
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April 20, 2026Reporting indicates Trump entered the Iran War convinced that Iranian people would support it, The closing of the Strait of Hormuz has l...
Could the King Be Checked By the People?
20 Apr 2026
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April 19, 2026The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1776, marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War, Just over a year later, the colo...
Damage
19 Apr 2026
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April 18, 2026The opening of the Strait of Hormuz is short lived, The fragile temporary ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is cracking, Iran has not...
Crises in the Wings
18 Apr 2026
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April 17, 2026Strait of Hormuz opens after 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon takes effect, Trump hits media circle announcing that the war w...
The Republicans Seem Frantic
17 Apr 2026
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April 16, 2026Congress is back in session, Republicans are reckoning with Victor Orbán’s fall, With Trump’s erratic behavior, rising oil prices, ...
Now He Belongs to the Ages
16 Apr 2026
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April 15, 2026Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln spent the evening of April 14 at Ford’s Theater in Washington, That night, John Wilkes Booth ent...
The Changing Political Game
15 Apr 2026
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April 14, 2026Viktor Orbán’s loss of control of the Hungarian government has changed the political game in the US, Trump’s emotional state “see...
Restore America to Its Own People
14 Apr 2026
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April 13, 2026Péter Magyar won the Hungarian election in a blowout, He revealed that Viktor Orbán was using government money to finance CPAC in the ...
Trump’s Broken Promises
13 Apr 2026
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April 12, 2026War with Iran has pushed inflation to 3.3% - the fastest rate of growth in almost two years, Energy costs skyrocket as the Strait of Hor...
Attack on Fort Sumter
12 Apr 2026
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April 11, 2026On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on South Carolina’s Fort Sumter, South Carolina had left the Union the previous December, ...
Has Something Shifted?
11 Apr 2026
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April 10, 2026Donald Trump’s genocidal threats earlier this week terrorized millions of Iranians and thus violated the Geneva Conventions, Trump con...
Falling Apart
10 Apr 2026
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April 9, 2026Trump’s ceasefire immediately begins to fall apart, Israel does not accept an end to its bombardment of southern Lebanon, Iran closes S...
Meeting at Appomattox
09 Apr 2026
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April 8, 2026General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee agreed to meet at the home of Wilmer McLean in Appomattox on the afternoo...
Trump’s Mad and Desperate Threats
08 Apr 2026
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Lies and Non Sequiturs
07 Apr 2026
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April 6, 2026According to Aaron Rupar, “It is difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is,” The story is the president, hims...
The President’s Ultimatums
06 Apr 2026
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April 5, 2026In a rant on social media, Trump threatens Iran again, Trump’s post threatens to commit war crimes, Post pushes back the deadline for...
Exerting Their Will
06 Apr 2026
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April 4, 2026Pete Hegseth fires US Army chief of staff, Iran shoots down a US fighter jet and hits a Warthog aircraft and a helicopter, One airman was...
NATO
04 Apr 2026
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April 3, 2026April 4 is the anniversary of the creation of NATO - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, After WWII, the US and its allies recognized...
Administration is Feeling Pressure
04 Apr 2026
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April 2, 2026Trump invokes the right-wing vision of the Goldwater era, Trump's 2027 budget plan about to be released and will shape the Republican arg...
The Legacy of Birthright Citizenship
03 Apr 2026
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April 1, 2026Trump attended the Supreme Court hearing of the case under which he hopes to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the Fourt...
Unbelievably Irresponsible
01 Apr 2026
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The Whims of a Single Man
01 Apr 2026
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March 30, 2026Trump shares images of new White House ballroom, Trump again suggests discussions to end war in Iran are underway but Iran insists it is...
Turning Out For History
30 Mar 2026
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March 28,2026Trump is attempting to rewrite our nation’s history, Administration calls for putting Trump's ideology in place in federal historic sit...
Republican Governance in This Era
29 Mar 2026
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March 27, 2026The battle over funding TSA continues, Trump and MAGA Republican extremism is so unpopular that Republicans cannot govern, Americans hav...
The Change in the World Order
27 Mar 2026
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March 26, 2026In bald language, Singapore’s Prime Minister makes clear how Trump has instigated a profound change in the world order, In place of th...
Taking It to the States
27 Mar 2026
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March 25, 2026Trump allies express concern that he is not aware of what is actually happening in the Iran War, Story of administration corruption wide...
Deception, Distortion, and Destruction
25 Mar 2026
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March 24, 2026People close to Trump may be committing treason by trading on national secrets - putting personal gain over the safety of Americans, Tru...
What News Do We Trust?
24 Mar 2026
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March 23, 2026Trump tries to calm market fears about the continuing war in Iran, Trump threatens Middle East oil infrastructure, Trump then rescinds t...
President Under Pressure
23 Mar 2026
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March 22, 2026Trump defends failure to inform allies and partners about US attack on Iran, Closure of Strait of Hormuz puts enormous pressure on the p...
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
March 21, 2026On March 21, 1861 Senator Alexander Stephens delivered his Cornerstone Speech, In the Cornerstone Speech he described a Confederate gov...
Global Disruption and the War in Iran
21 Mar 2026
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March 20, 2026Israeli forces hit South Pars gas field, Trump criticizes NATO for not joining the Iran war, International Energy Agency says conflict i...
Cover-ups and Dodges
20 Mar 2026
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March 19, 2026Evidence that DOJ is covering up relationship between Trump administration and Jeffrey Epstein, Pam Bondi declines to confirm that she w...
“Stunning Interference”
19 Mar 2026
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March 18, 2026Beginning in 2010, DEA was running an investigation into drug trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering by Jeffrey Epstein and 14 ...
An Unprepared and Untethered Administration
18 Mar 2026
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March 17, 2026Trump’s demand for help in reopening Strait of Hormuz goes unanswered, Russia expands support of Iran in war against US, Trump adminis...
Evacuation of Boston, 1776
17 Mar 2026
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March 16, 2026 In early 1775, Boston was bitterly divided, The British occupied the town as Patriots built fortifications, Militiamen led by Benedict...
Launching an Ill-Thought-Out War
16 Mar 2026
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Happy Birthday, Maine
15 Mar 2026
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March 14, 2026On March 15, 1820, Maine joined the Union, with national repercussions. Maine statehood was opposed by southerners worried that it wou...
Administration Prosecutes Iran War Without a Plan
14 Mar 2026
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March 13,2026Trump administration lifts sanctions on shipments of Russian oil, Oil prices skyrocket with closing of Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine sends in...
Money is Flooding into the Political System
13 Mar 2026
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March 12, 2026American politics have been corrupted by billionaires, Senator Tim Sheehy’s campaign in Montana benefitted from donations from more ...
Who Can Take the Pain the Longest?
13 Mar 2026
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March 11, 2026Trump claims Iran war is going well and will end “soon.” Iran turns down calls for ceasefire and lays mines in the Strait of Hormu...
Democratic Senators and Members of Congress Condemn Lack of Planning, Cuts in Services, and Reckless Spending
11 Mar 2026
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March 10, 2026Administration gives a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators express frustration with the insistence that...
Iran War Affects Oil Prices and the Stock Market, Putting Pressure on Trump
10 Mar 2026
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March 9, 2026Trump had no plan for what would happen in Iran, Initial strikes killed the people the administration thought could take over in Iran, St...
The Administration's Views on the Iran War and Foreign Affairs
09 Mar 2026
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March 8, 2026Trump wears baseball cap to ceremony returning remains of soldiers killed in Iran, Fox News displays the wrong footage of ceremony, White...
What Motivates Trump?
08 Mar 2026
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March 7, 2026Trump switches to a demand for unconditional surrender by Iran, Americans continue to be stranded in the Middle East as war spreads throu...
Remembering Reverend Jesse Jackson
08 Mar 2026
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March 6, 2026Reverend Jesse Jackson died on February 17, 2026, March 7 is the anniversary of the march to the Edmund Pettis Bridge, March 7 would be k...
Trump Blusters But Faces Setbacks at Home
06 Mar 2026
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March 5, 2026Trump’s erratic behavior and efforts to dictate to Iran and Israel, Trump suggests action against Cuba is pending, Supreme Court rules ...
War in Iran Rages As Epstein Coverup and Voter Suppression Continue
05 Mar 2026
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March 4, 2026More documents are missing from the Epstein files, House Oversight Committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi, Trump and his adminis...
The Widening War in Iraq
04 Mar 2026
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American Adventurism in Iran
03 Mar 2026
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March 2, 2026Trump workshops rationale for attack on Iran, Fox News hosts goad Trump to start a war against Iran, Military strikes fueled by heat over...
March 1, 2026
03 Mar 2026
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February 28, 2026
02 Mar 2026
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February 27, 2026
01 Mar 2026
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February 26, 2026
27 Feb 2026
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26 Feb 2026
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25 Feb 2026
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February 23, 2026
24 Feb 2026
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February 22, 2026
23 Feb 2026
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22 Feb 2026
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21 Feb 2026
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20 Feb 2026
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19 Feb 2026
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18 Feb 2026
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February 15, 2026
18 Feb 2026
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17 Feb 2026
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15 Feb 2026
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14 Feb 2026
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14 Feb 2026
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13 Feb 2026
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12 Feb 2026
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10 Feb 2026
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09 Feb 2026
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08 Feb 2026
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07 Feb 2026
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06 Feb 2026
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05 Feb 2026
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05 Feb 2026
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04 Feb 2026
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02 Feb 2026
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01 Feb 2026
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31 Jan 2026
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30 Jan 2026
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30 Jan 2026
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29 Jan 2026
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